Dish-holding basket.



A. H. INSINGER, DECD.

c. L. M. INSINGER, axgcumx.

DISH HOLDING BASKET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB- 8. I917.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919; v

2 SHEETS-SHEET I 0 Ill/ Witness A. H. INSINGER, DEC'D. c. L/M. msmesn. EXECUTRIX.

DISH HOLDING BASKET. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8. '1917.

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or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA; CATHARINE n M'. or sun ALFRED mars INSINGER, nncmsnn, ASSIGNOB TO THE IN'SINGEB. GOIMPAINY, OF PHILADELPHIA,-PENNSYLVANIA, A. CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Specification of Letters latent.

men-Hemmer ia'AsKEr.

Patented Apr. 1,1919.

Application filed February 8, 1917. Serial No. 147,292.

Hams IN- which may be constructed more cheaply and which is much lighter in weight than such baskets as heretofore constructed have been.

A further object of my invention is to provide a construction of a character m whichrelatively narrow thin strips of sheet metal may be employed in its manufacture, the said strips being so related and connected together that a substantially rigid construction is produced and so that the dishes whether they be plates, bowls or cups are securely supported and are prevented from becoming broken either in a washing machine or if upon ship board by reason of the tossing and swinging movements of the boat or vessel.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be pointed out inthe detailed description thereof which follows or will be apparent from such description.

In the accompanying drawings I have I illustrated two constructional forms of embodiment of my invention, one of which being adapted for receiving and holding bowls while the other is adapted for receiving and holding cups; but it will be understood that changes in the size and shape of the openings for receiving and holding the dishes and in the details of construction may be made without departing from my invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top plan view of a basket constructed in accordance with my invention;

' Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

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the respective designates rods extending lengthwise of the 3 is an end elevational view looking toward the right in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is an end. elevational view looking toward the left in Figs. 1 and 2; and

Fig 5 is a top plan view of a construction simllar to that shown in the preceding figures, but adapted for receiving and holdmg cups.

In the drawings A and B designate two sections of the basket construction, said sectlons being hinged together as will be heremafterpomted out and described in detail- Each of the sections,A and B, is provided with a plurality of lengthwise extending .strips or bars, designatedrespectively as 1;.

and 2. In the construction shown in Figs.

1 to 4 inclusive of the drawings each-"of the saidsections comprises two lengthwise extendmg strips while in the construction shown in Fig. 5 each section is provided with three such strips.

The strips 1 of the bottom section A are connected and bound together by the strips 3 and the rectangular shaped frame-like member 4. The strips 3 are secured to upturned end portions 5 and 6. of the said strips or bars 1 at points a'short distance above the lower ends of said up-turned portions and the member 4 is secured to the upper end parts of the up-turned portions 5 and 6. The strips 3 and the member 4 are situated upon the inside of the said upturned portions, 5 and 6. The opposite ends of the strips 2 are bent and extended upwardly to provide up-turned portions 8 and 10 and to the inside of the upper ends of said portions a rectangular frame 11' is secured by means of rivets or otherwise. The lip-turned portions 8 of said strips 2 are connected adjacent to their lower ends by means of a strip 12 situated upon the outer side of said portions.

15 designates rods arranged at intervals and extending between the opposite sides of frame members 4 and 11. 16

section shown in the construction illustrated basket. These in Fig. 5. These rods 16 are permanently secured at their opposite ends to the ends of the said frame members and are then t w1sted or looped around each of the crosswise ex tending rods 15.

20 designates short strips secured to the upwardly extending portions 6 of the section A and extending above the upper ends of said portions. The upper end portions 21 of the strips 20- are twisted into planes extending substantially at right angles the planes of the remaining portions of sald strips and are provided with openlngs for the reception of a pivot rod 22, whlch rod also extends through openings in the lower portions 23 of the lower ends of str ps 24, the upper ends of which extend a dlstance above the top of the rectangular frame 11 of the section B, as shown in the drawings. These strips 24 are connected to the upwardly extending portions 10 of the strlps 2. The upper ends of these strips- 24 are connected by a cross-bar or strip 25 to form a handle at one end of the basket.

At the opposite end of the basket upright strips 30 are provided which extend upwardly to a. point above the top of the strips are secured at their lower end portions to the upwardly extending projections 5 of fihe strips 1. Intermediate their ends these strips 30 are connected by means of a cross strip or bar 31 situated upon their inner sides. Their upper ends are connected bya cross strip or ar 32' situated upon their outer sides. The upper edge of the strip or bar 31 is prefera 1y situated in a horizontal plane a short.

distance above a horizontal plane extending through the pivot 22.

When the section B is in closed position, that is, in the position shown in the drawing, the lower edge of the strip 12 secured adjacent to the lower ends and upon the the strip upper edge is situated outer sides of the upwardly extending Frojections 8 of the member 2 rests upon the upper edge of the strip or bar 31. I locate or bar 31 in such position that its in a horizontal plane above a horizontal plane cxtendin through the axisof the pivot 22 in order slat when the swinging end of the section B is lifted or swung upwardly the strip or bar 12 will not contact with or bind against the upright strips 30. Relative positions of the axis of the pivot 22 and the lower edge of the bar 12 being as described it is apparent that from the very beginning of the upward swinging movements of the latter it recedes from the upright strips or bars 30.

Each of the strips or bars 1 is with a plurality of portions 35 slightly inclined, being provided in the construction shown inclined from t e pivoted end of the basket toward the opposite end. a Each of these portions 35 terminates in a shoulder tially vertical position which are 36; that is to say, each portion 35 is separated from the next adjacent an abutment or shoulder 36. y reason of the fact that the portions 35 are slightly inclined the tendency is to cause the edges of the dishes to slide forward. The abutments or shoulders, however, constitute the limit of such sliding or forward movement and such shoulders are so positioned relatively to the cross-rods 15 that when the edges of the dishes are seated against the shoulders, as indicated by dotted l1nes in the drawings, the said dishes are sustained in a substanbetween the transverse rods 15. and the longitudinally extendin rods 16.

t is desirable that the dishes 'be held in such substantially vertical position because if they were ermitted to occupy an inclined position so t at the open ends of the bowls, cups, etc., should point or face upwardly or in an upward direction a small amount of water would be retained of the bowls or objectionable.

The construction shown in Fig. 5 is identical in principle with that shown in the preceding figures of the drawings, the onl difference being that the twelve receptacles or compartments for the cups aredivided into cups which would be highly hygienic and there are a in which fora eign matter may lodge.

Furthermore my construction not' only is extremely light 'but it is very durable and is adapted to and does support the dishes, whether they be in a washing machine or on board a boat or Vessel, in a manner to prevent or at least reduce breakage to a minimum.

I claim A dish holding basketcomprising a plurality of relatively narrow thin strips of sheet material extending in directions arallel with two opposing sides of said bas et, said strips each being provided with downwardly gradually incllned ortions terminating in upwardly extending shoulders, said portions bein arranged in succession longitudinally of the said strips, said strips being provided at their opposite ends with upwardly projecting portions, a frame member of rectangular shape secured to the said upwardly rojecting portions and' bein spaced a istance from said strips, sai frame consisting of a relatively thinnarrow strip of sheet metal, parallel rods extend' in directions substantially at right angles to the first named strips and secured at their ends to opposing sides of the frame member,

in the lower sides three groups of four each instead of into.

fiprtion 35 by I have provided a said rods being situated in substantially yertical alinement with said shoulders, one or more rods extending substantially at right angles to the last mentioned rods and having rigid connection therewith and being connected at their opposite ends to opposing ends of said frame member, the said secon named rods be intermediate sai stantially as described.

I In testimony my invention,

name

that I claim the foregoing as I have hereunto signed my this 3rd day of Februa' A. D. 1917.

ALFRED HARRIS I SINGER. 

